
Other writers who have adapted the Carolyn Keene moniker include Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, and Nancy Axelrod.


The Thirteenth Pearl (Book 56 in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series) A novel by Carolyn Keene (Harriet Stratemeyer Adams) Genre: Young Adult Fiction. The first author to use the pseudonym was Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the original 30 books. The Thirteenth Pearl (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, book 56) by Harriet Stratemeyer Adams - book cover, description. About the Author: Carolyn Keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic Nancy Drew Mystery series. Nancy is asked to locate a stolen pearl necklace that is unusual and very valuable. A pearl necklace that is unusual and valuable has been stolen. Readers will love accompanying Nancy, disguised as a Japanese girl, in this adventure in Tokyo. Buy a cheap copy of The Thirteenth Pearl (Nancy Drew Mystery. Read 108 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Through clever sleuthing, Nancy is able to penetrate the rites of an amazing group of pearl worshippers, some of whose members are far from devout, and she uncovers underhanded dealings of certain employees of World Wide Gems, Inc., a tremendous international jewelry company. They harass her at home and intensify it when she and her father go to Japan, until they finally manage to kidnap Nancy and her friend Ned Nickerson when she returns to River Heights. She soon learns that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft.

